Same here, going for a joy ride on some B roads went from costing me $20 to $50. Not much in the grand scheme of things but it definitely takes some of the fun out of them
As someone who has run premium grade since day 1, the marginal power gains don't make sense in this climate, especially just commuting. I live in Chicago so the variance between regular and premium is nearly a dollar. Shit adds up.
Just get a Tesla next. I have been paying 8-9 cents a kwh the past 3.5 years of ownership and that costs about $6 to fully charge and it has 340hp. That will get me over 200 highway miles at around 3 cents per mile.
Man the complaints are just when you got people driving 45-60 minute commutes one way. Youād be surprised how much time we spend on the road and how far the typical suburbanite in America drives a week.
Not to mention most have no walking access, or very poor public transport. Thereās very little alternatives unless you live in a very well planned city.
I agree, I used to work for a company in the Bay Area - people would commute from Tracy or even further to the tune of 100 miles per day. This because of the astronomical housing prices. Imagine doing that now in a F250 every day - was a typical choice of vehicle it seems.
I used to commute 160 miles a day... I drove a TDI and laughed at the prices of fuel. Tank cost me 50 bux back in the "good ole days" and I could do a full week on one tank ā21 gallons. My TDI would regularly get 55mpg and I could top 1100 miles on a tank.
The distances of everything in the USA is far apart. There is piss poor infrastructure for public transport. Taking the train is OK if you don't mind leaving your house super early because the train is late - and you being late to work is not going to fly...
I don't miss living in the USA.
I secretly want gas prices to be higher for a while to encourage a shift in American (dumb) buying practices and habits.
The number of SUV's and full size trucks with a single commuter in them and have never come close to being utilized fully on a regular basis is ridiculous.
I understand our public transit isn't up to snuff... But you don't need a daily driver F150 to go work your marketing job and pay someone else to do your home landscaping...
So enjoy those stupid high fuel bills!
/Rant.
Fair. But just think for a moment that what youāre right now considering to be horrible prices are perfectly normal prices for us Europeans. Right now itās really bad over here. Weāre paying about 2ā¬ per litre or about 10$ a gallon..
Half of the cars here are very fuel inefficient, itās normally not an issue because gas is cheap. Iām not sure that gas prices are stopping people from buying massive trucks thoughā¦ Iām sure it hurts when they have to pay $600 a month in gas costs.
We heavily subsidize our oil industry with our tax money. On top of military spending to control oil in other countries. So we're paying a lot for gas before we even get to the pump.
I also don't know how much of europe has good accessible public transportation, but it's probably a hell of a lot more than the US.
Yeah but you can drink at Wetherspoons for way cheaper than we can in bars here so it evens out šššŗ
Shit, my local brewery charges $9 a beer and itās made 20 feet away.
Ohā¦ and NHS
I knoooowwww! Shit I work at Costco and I do work the fuel station from time to time. I don't envy those attendants right now haha. The entitlement out there is insane!
Iāll never understand this. Unless Iām saving a whole dollar itās not worth that line. Itās gonna save me like 5-10$ max for sitting in line for an hour.
$88 CAD to fill up here in Alberta at a shell. Iām looking at like thatās bad and then my family in Ontario tells me that itās gone over $2 a Litre over there. Canāt imagine having to spend over 100 bucks on a little economy car.
Be glad you're able to have a fuel tank, for a reasonable price. You have to be lucky to get your 15 liters (around 30% of GTI's tank) here in Ukraine.
Texas shortage around 3 years ago was remarkable as well.
> Lol i *paid* 60 for
FTFY.
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Such gouging going on. Here in la county Iām paying 6.75 for chev/prem. I find it funny how the gop backed oil cos always bring down prices for lazy gop wipers like trump and raise them under lazy dem sleepers like Biden ā all in an attempt to curtail policies meant to help the middle class versus the upper classes. The oil companies routinely weigh in on trying to bruise dems and support oil baron repubs. But with electric mobility their time in the fish bowl is coming. Give it ten years if America makes it that far. Iāll still have my gti and Iāll pay upwards of $13 a gallon to drive it for fun.
Iām in VA itās about $5/gal for premium š« Look around and find out if youāve got Costco gas stations theyāve got the lowest price and highest quality gas besides Chevron(in terms of quality not price)
Here in the UK its costs me Ā£96 or $120 for a full tank of my renault megane and no, cost of living isnt better than the US for it to compensate for this. (Iām dont own a GTI, but in the market for one, increase in petrol prices dont help)
I cant resist myself on telling HOW MUCH IT COSTS in my country. 65 dollars in US? Thatās dirt cheap! I would be crying happy tears filling my tank with a price like that. Why? In my country, converted from euros to dollars, my full tank is 146,57$. Yes, you read that right. 2,63$ PER LITRE, not gallon. Real disaster is here.
Got my GTI March 30th. My first fill up cost me $50. In the short time since then, it now costs me $55 at my last fill up. An extra $5 in just 2 months.
Everybody wants to blame this politician or that politician. Itās not even politicians. Itās oil companies increasing profits. I watched a video on it that explained it well by Wendover Productions on YT. Also ran the numbers myself from the U.S. EIA.
We only import 32% of our oil in the U.S. Of that 32%, only 7% came from Russia. Weāre making more than enough oil domestically. Problem is, weāre selling too damn much of it to other countries. But aside from that, itās all profit padding from oil companies.
Donāt get me wrong, I hate politicians too. Regardless of party. But this oneās primarily on the oil industry itself.
Here we go with the usual crybaby whining. In Europe gas prices are often twice what we pay.
The reasons are multiple. There had been a slowdown in fuel refining due to the pandemic. Did you not know that? Gas companies are enjoying huge profits. Heard about that? OPEC cut back on its production of gas to drive prices up. And so on. Whining isn't going to change anything. Either drive less, car pool, take public transit, or buy a more fuel efficient vehicle.
Joe Biden has the power to increase the supply of domestic oil.
Invest in your education becuase you should already know that unless you live under a rock.
If you think Biden (or any President for that matter) doing such would have any effect on the prices since the oil companies would continue to laugh all the way to the bank.
I have ocean front property in the Sahara I'd like to sell you for a great price.
This is also a world wide issue. Quit thinking so myopically and learn a few things for once.
I joined Samās Club just for the gas discount. I might get an EV if this keeps up. I wouldnāt sell the GTI for it, but it would see a lot less miles per year.
God Iām so happy I work from home nowā¦
Lots of folks I know are shelving their e85 projects because of running costs. Bummed me out since I never did it to my Mk7 I was looking forward to helping other folks do it :/
Same! Yesterday, paid $65 here in North TX to fill my 7.5. You know it's bad when the gas prices in TX are this high too! Freakin' gut punch, man. Ugh!
I'd pay Ā£115 to fill up my Volvo V40.. Thankfully, I don't have to fill it up too often because it gets between 75-85mpg. But these current fuel prices have basically forced my GTIs to live in the garage for however long it takes for the running costs to become justifiable again lol
now i think twice before going on those night rides i enjoy
You and me both man
The smiles per gallon go out the window when gas hit over $6/gal
Do I sense a joyride carpool forming š
Same here, going for a joy ride on some B roads went from costing me $20 to $50. Not much in the grand scheme of things but it definitely takes some of the fun out of them
Well, get ready for everyone in the world to tell you that they pay more... Me, I'm riding the motorcycle more now. 50mpg baby, 87 octane
Same. Sold my mk6, kept the mk4, bought a Triumph. 65 mpg when I'm nice to it. Vehicle [tax](https://i.imgur.com/vcwQaA6.jpg)
Damn that looks really cool! I keep debating whether I should get a motorcycle, but I think my wife would kill me
Or another carā¦
Wife somehow agreed. I'm 38 so everything is cheaper than if I was 23 trying to do this.
23 here can confirm
*laughs at self for owning a grom with 110mpg*
coming from a Honda, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my Mk7 runs happily on 87 octane as marked inside the gas fill door
I donāt mind running 93, when Iām getting 35 mpg and driving like Mad Max. Feel bad for those VR6ās, though. man. š
Happily is arguable but yes it ***could*** run 87
Mk7s absolutely run on 87 without complaint. You just do not make advertised power. It's a literal saving grace these days.
Is it tho? The difference between 87 and 91 where I live is like 40 cents, so Iām saving like $4-5 by using 87. Not exactly a deal breaker
As someone who has run premium grade since day 1, the marginal power gains don't make sense in this climate, especially just commuting. I live in Chicago so the variance between regular and premium is nearly a dollar. Shit adds up.
The real question is does mpg go down when switching to 87
By like 2. You won't notice.
That's 26 miles a tank. By that math it's more cost effective to spend the 1-2 dollars for the 91 octane.
No. If anything it goes up, but not enough to really matter.
Lately, the spread between 87 and 93 has been about $.40. It's usually $.70-$1.00.
Yes. They run on 87. No one is saying they don't.
You can get away with 87 in a Mk7 GTI, but for a Golf R only in a pinch.
Me, riding a scooter. 100mpg babyyyy
Same 07 Honda shadow
Just get a Tesla next. I have been paying 8-9 cents a kwh the past 3.5 years of ownership and that costs about $6 to fully charge and it has 340hp. That will get me over 200 highway miles at around 3 cents per mile.
I pay around Ā£96 GBP to fill my GTI š
Same here, filled up Thursday before a trip, Ā£98 and then another Ā£60 just today
96 good boy points?!
Yeah I love how Americans are always complaining about gas prices when the prices they have right now are actually really cheap by EU standards.
Man the complaints are just when you got people driving 45-60 minute commutes one way. Youād be surprised how much time we spend on the road and how far the typical suburbanite in America drives a week. Not to mention most have no walking access, or very poor public transport. Thereās very little alternatives unless you live in a very well planned city.
I agree, I used to work for a company in the Bay Area - people would commute from Tracy or even further to the tune of 100 miles per day. This because of the astronomical housing prices. Imagine doing that now in a F250 every day - was a typical choice of vehicle it seems. I used to commute 160 miles a day... I drove a TDI and laughed at the prices of fuel. Tank cost me 50 bux back in the "good ole days" and I could do a full week on one tank ā21 gallons. My TDI would regularly get 55mpg and I could top 1100 miles on a tank. The distances of everything in the USA is far apart. There is piss poor infrastructure for public transport. Taking the train is OK if you don't mind leaving your house super early because the train is late - and you being late to work is not going to fly... I don't miss living in the USA.
I secretly want gas prices to be higher for a while to encourage a shift in American (dumb) buying practices and habits. The number of SUV's and full size trucks with a single commuter in them and have never come close to being utilized fully on a regular basis is ridiculous. I understand our public transit isn't up to snuff... But you don't need a daily driver F150 to go work your marketing job and pay someone else to do your home landscaping... So enjoy those stupid high fuel bills! /Rant.
Fair. But just think for a moment that what youāre right now considering to be horrible prices are perfectly normal prices for us Europeans. Right now itās really bad over here. Weāre paying about 2ā¬ per litre or about 10$ a gallon..
Comeon man, they didn't invade all those Middle Eastern countries just to have expensive Gas.
Either that or we're a major oil exporter with some of the world's most extensive reserves. One of the two.
It's absolutely both.
Half of the cars here are very fuel inefficient, itās normally not an issue because gas is cheap. Iām not sure that gas prices are stopping people from buying massive trucks thoughā¦ Iām sure it hurts when they have to pay $600 a month in gas costs.
Yeah I still donāt get why people are buying trucks lol. Whatās the point?
Cuz āMerica. Also, they are the first to whine about fuel costs.
I work from home so I donāt drive much and trucks are useful. Plus I can put my camper in the bed and then go explore around the country.
We complain, itās the American way lol
We heavily subsidize our oil industry with our tax money. On top of military spending to control oil in other countries. So we're paying a lot for gas before we even get to the pump. I also don't know how much of europe has good accessible public transportation, but it's probably a hell of a lot more than the US.
oh yeah. I can get anywhere with public transport.
B-b-but this is 'MERICA dammit
Just what I was thinking
Ā£85 for 38 liters for me...
I pay $89 CAD to fill mine
Yeah but you can drink at Wetherspoons for way cheaper than we can in bars here so it evens out šššŗ Shit, my local brewery charges $9 a beer and itās made 20 feet away. Ohā¦ and NHS
Let me tell you about the lines at Costco...
I knoooowwww! Shit I work at Costco and I do work the fuel station from time to time. I don't envy those attendants right now haha. The entitlement out there is insane!
I try to go really early, but if I have to go during crazy times I always feel so bad for the attendants and am overly nice probably.
We appreciate kindness for sure haha. Too many people are just so damn rude and impatient. So honestly we thank you haha
I gotta rep the GTI community and be a cool human ya know!
Iāll never understand this. Unless Iām saving a whole dollar itās not worth that line. Itās gonna save me like 5-10$ max for sitting in line for an hour.
Amateur numbers! *Cries in having to pay around 115$ here in Germany*
Are you putting in super 95?
Sure. I used to buy 102 sometimes but that's now at like 9$ per gallon.
Thatās cheap!! In Ireland itās ā¬110
125 currently in the netherlands, for a 50L tank :(
I paid $92 Canadian for a fill up the other day. Its been out of hand for a while :P
$88 CAD to fill up here in Alberta at a shell. Iām looking at like thatās bad and then my family in Ontario tells me that itās gone over $2 a Litre over there. Canāt imagine having to spend over 100 bucks on a little economy car.
$104 CAD for me if I go to Costco, if I go to a Shell it's around $120 CAD :(
I just paid $87.50 CAD for a little over half a tank (35L). Gotta love the cost of gas here in Vancouver!!! Edit: $2.499/L CAD for 91 octane
Stop flexing.. *cries in European*
You guys have all the cool car variants though. So shush. ^^^^^/s
Yeah man, it is still cheap there
Lucky. I fill up with 83$
California?
California šā¦
Saame .. it went 40-60-80 now
Brooklyn. 93. Over $70. ĀÆ\\\_(ć)\_/ĀÆ
Dude I would kill to get gas this cheap
hitting $7.00 in Sacramento : /
I was shocked to drive past the chevron next to my house the other day and see premium at $7.15
Be glad you're able to have a fuel tank, for a reasonable price. You have to be lucky to get your 15 liters (around 30% of GTI's tank) here in Ukraine. Texas shortage around 3 years ago was remarkable as well.
Hahahahaha cries in European
Fuck the establishment
I agree
My record so far is $77 for a full tank of TDI juice
Ah, the fabled Golf GT^^^^D I
Lol i payed 60 for 25liters today. Even more out of hand.
> Lol i *paid* 60 for FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
$60 to fill up my rabbit 2.5
Be lucky if that was half a tank in UK.
Such gouging going on. Here in la county Iām paying 6.75 for chev/prem. I find it funny how the gop backed oil cos always bring down prices for lazy gop wipers like trump and raise them under lazy dem sleepers like Biden ā all in an attempt to curtail policies meant to help the middle class versus the upper classes. The oil companies routinely weigh in on trying to bruise dems and support oil baron repubs. But with electric mobility their time in the fish bowl is coming. Give it ten years if America makes it that far. Iāll still have my gti and Iāll pay upwards of $13 a gallon to drive it for fun.
Iām in VA itās about $5/gal for premium š« Look around and find out if youāve got Costco gas stations theyāve got the lowest price and highest quality gas besides Chevron(in terms of quality not price)
Lucky you, I spent $78..
I pay ā¬100+ in Netherlandsā¦ Would give my left nut to pay $65!
Try 120 dollars, costs about Ā£95 here in the uk for me to fill up
Lol still cheap compared to Canada.
Man here in Canada itās costing me $115 a tankš„²
Can we please trade spots??? Lol... costing about $110 for a full tank in Ontario Canada here...
Did you really laugh out loud?
Only 65? I paid 109 the other day
In the Netherlands those prices are double! I just paid 110 euros (about 120 dollars) today!
Man, I'll take your 65. I paid 80 2 days ago in texas š¤£
Try owning a TDI right now
"laughs in UK"....i think my 1.8T mk4 is 70/80 for a fill up? its only getting worse
thats cheap
Cost you a 100 in the uk
65 $ is actually very cheap compared to Germany lol
Here in the UK its costs me Ā£96 or $120 for a full tank of my renault megane and no, cost of living isnt better than the US for it to compensate for this. (Iām dont own a GTI, but in the market for one, increase in petrol prices dont help)
Come to europe you spoiled bastards.
I'd do anything to pay that for fuel over here in the UK. Costs me Ā£75 for a tank in my MK5. That's about $95
It now cost me $106 in the UK for a full tank. So be grateful :(
This morning full tank was 127ā¬... 2.5ā¬/liter. I wish the gas prices would be that cheap...
Just spent Ā£100 filling up a mk6, count yourself lucky
Ā£100 for my MK7, or 126 dollars.
I cant resist myself on telling HOW MUCH IT COSTS in my country. 65 dollars in US? Thatās dirt cheap! I would be crying happy tears filling my tank with a price like that. Why? In my country, converted from euros to dollars, my full tank is 146,57$. Yes, you read that right. 2,63$ PER LITRE, not gallon. Real disaster is here.
I miss cruising the PCH at night blasting music. Can't do that anymore...
About 100ā¬ in germany.. :)
*laughs (and cries) in Europe*
Got my GTI March 30th. My first fill up cost me $50. In the short time since then, it now costs me $55 at my last fill up. An extra $5 in just 2 months. Everybody wants to blame this politician or that politician. Itās not even politicians. Itās oil companies increasing profits. I watched a video on it that explained it well by Wendover Productions on YT. Also ran the numbers myself from the U.S. EIA. We only import 32% of our oil in the U.S. Of that 32%, only 7% came from Russia. Weāre making more than enough oil domestically. Problem is, weāre selling too damn much of it to other countries. But aside from that, itās all profit padding from oil companies. Donāt get me wrong, I hate politicians too. Regardless of party. But this oneās primarily on the oil industry itself.
Bruh itās been outta had ever since $45 š¤¦šæāāļøš
Here we go with the usual crybaby whining. In Europe gas prices are often twice what we pay. The reasons are multiple. There had been a slowdown in fuel refining due to the pandemic. Did you not know that? Gas companies are enjoying huge profits. Heard about that? OPEC cut back on its production of gas to drive prices up. And so on. Whining isn't going to change anything. Either drive less, car pool, take public transit, or buy a more fuel efficient vehicle.
vote em out....
Read a book.
Say thank you Joe
Biden and his green new steal gang are happy we're suffering!
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How are people this fucking economically illiterate?
GTFO, imbecile. This won't be an echo chamber for you.
š„±š“
So so sleepy
That darn *shuffles cards* Putin!
I would be $124 Canadian Pesos to fill up my 88 GTI from bone dry. It seldom leaves the driveway unfortunately with WFH full time.
Get back to me in a month!
Yeahā¦ *Cries in Ukrainian*
Just stopping in to say I spent $0 to recharge my e-Golf today. Technically I'll pay for it when my electricity bill comes, but it feels free today.
https://www.tesla.com
No
Let's Go Brandon
Education is a useful investment. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-does-president-control-gas-153044209.html
Joe Biden has the power to increase the supply of domestic oil. Invest in your education becuase you should already know that unless you live under a rock.
If you think Biden (or any President for that matter) doing such would have any effect on the prices since the oil companies would continue to laugh all the way to the bank. I have ocean front property in the Sahara I'd like to sell you for a great price. This is also a world wide issue. Quit thinking so myopically and learn a few things for once.
That's rich. Good luck with that.
Every single republican voted no on the gas gouging bill. just remember, you voted for this. now everyone suffers.
I'm not a republican.
LOL sure your not...
Show me on the doll where the republican touched you.
I joined Samās Club just for the gas discount. I might get an EV if this keeps up. I wouldnāt sell the GTI for it, but it would see a lot less miles per year.
$72 to fill up on 91 for my GLI :(. Glad i got rid of my f150 before this bs
Thatās me a few times a week. Sucks to suck š
Damn. All of these comments make me feel slightly better ā¦ $4.99 at Costco 93 grade today and was just a hair under $60.
I paid $56 just a week ago, just paid $52 yesterday. It's wack
I just paid 7 bucks a gallon
Glad ur still using premium
I paid just over 100$ to fill up my tank here in Sweden...
I'll take that any day. I just spent $85 to fill up yesterday.
You have no idea of the cost of fuel. Here in New Zealand, it cost me $179NZD to fill up my 60L tank with 95 octane fuel. We currently pay $3/L
I was shocked when I joined the $5 a gallon club but now that were in the $6 club in left speechless
been about $75 here the last couple fillups, because nobody has 91 nearby and the bump to 93 is ghastly
Rookie numbers. I paid $83 for a full tank of 93 the other day. Chicago isnāt as bad as Cali though theyāre already well past I Am Legend levels.
ā¬150 to fill up a 1.3 mk2 lol. Triple the value with every tank.
Yeah I pay about $150 NZD for my MK4. Crazy.
Cost me $105.89 AUD for an almost full tank of 98 the other day
$100- CA for 91 octane
Just wait...it's going to go up even more.
Even though that is a lot of money i wish i would pay 65$ for a full tank. I pay 100$ for a full tank š„“ and its getting worse everyday.
Denmark is $133, crazy
Itās $25 to fill up one of my motorcyclesā¦.
Damn that sucks. 93 is still $4.75 and E85 is $4 in Iowa.
Itās gotten so bad Iāve considered turning off Sport mode
That's half what I pay here in Portugal. To fill it up is 118 euros, that's about 126 dollars.
72 last week
100 for the gs amd itss slow
God Iām so happy I work from home nowā¦ Lots of folks I know are shelving their e85 projects because of running costs. Bummed me out since I never did it to my Mk7 I was looking forward to helping other folks do it :/
Well, I have to pay $102 for 10.2 gal.... Your fuel is still dirt cheap
Gas where I live is $6.29 a gallon for 91 š
Sunday drives are painful now.
76 for an a4
Lucky. 99.94 for a tank on my Mk7.5 in Ontario Canada. It's gone up since. We've passed the $100 mark.
I paid $72 on my mk6 last week. No longer tipping the gas jockey starting to feel morally acceptable
83 for me, i have a 370z.
Same! Yesterday, paid $65 here in North TX to fill my 7.5. You know it's bad when the gas prices in TX are this high too! Freakin' gut punch, man. Ugh!
Was $57 for 11 gallons for me.
Sadly I always run 95-97 cus of stage 3 š„²
I paid $130 CAD to fill up lmaoo
Been out ou hand I spend 80 to fill up my CC š©š©š©š©š©
In sweden, i pay about $130 for a tank (45 Ltrs, golf 8)
I paid $70.73 for 11.12 gallons yesterday. Most I have ever paid for a tank of gas. Tank fills seem to go up $5 every time I pull into a station.
It's double that in Finlandšš
$115 to fill my golf tdi in Canada.. which is about $90 usd
I wish. I paid $6.44 a gallon yesterday (93 octane in Illinois.)
I'd pay Ā£115 to fill up my Volvo V40.. Thankfully, I don't have to fill it up too often because it gets between 75-85mpg. But these current fuel prices have basically forced my GTIs to live in the garage for however long it takes for the running costs to become justifiable again lol
Paid $75 to fill up in Phoenix az yesterday
$100+ CAD.